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Paris Was Yesterday: 1925-1939
by Flanner, Janet
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1972. Second printing. 8vo, 232pp. Vignette illustrations. Inscribed by Flanner to Polly Rowles and dated in 1973 on the title page. Black cloth, spine lettered in silver, top edge stained red in illustrated jacket. Rowles' ownership signature to front endpaper, some light staining to page block edge else near fine in like jacket with minimal wear.
Interesting association copy of this memoir by American journalist, Janet Flanner (1892-1978), who was the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker. This copy inscribed to American stage and screen actress, Polly Rowles (1914-2001). .
Interesting association copy of this memoir by American journalist, Janet Flanner (1892-1978), who was the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker. This copy inscribed to American stage and screen actress, Polly Rowles (1914-2001). .
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- 6521
- Title
- Paris Was Yesterday: 1925-1939
- Author
- Flanner, Janet
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, 232pp. Vignette illustrations. Inscribed by Flanner to Polly Rowles and dated in 1973 on the title page. Black cloth, spine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
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